Under the Same Stars

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What to expect

'Beautifully written, with such heart. Not only did it make me cry, it made me see the world in a different way'
JOANNA CANNON

Find escape with the beautiful, moving literary debut from Sunday Times-bestselling author Alexandra Heminsley, a stunning story of sisterhood and wilderness.

Clara Seymour is trying to find her feet in London, living away from home for the first time. Brought up by her domineering mother, treasuring time any time with her adoring father, Clara's world is brought to a standstill when her dad abruptly dies.

Then, a mystery comes to light in a letter from him.

I am sure you are aware that before I met your mother I had a previous marriage. But what we never discussed is that we had a daughter.

So begins a journey of discovery that takes Clara to remote Norway and a landscape as brutal as it is bewitching, a voyage fraught with personal and emotional danger to reveal who her father really was - and find the sister she's never met.

'A gorgeous, insightful tale about grief, loneliness and sisterhood'
Good Housekeeping

Critics Review

  • A gorgeous, insightful tale about grief, loneliness and sisterhood

    Good Housekeeping (15 best books of the summer)
  • A beautiful hygge read. I devoured it

    Harriet Evans
  • It’s beautifully written, with such heart, and yet also with such incredible elegance. Not only did it make me cry, it made me see the world in a different way

    Joanna Cannon
  • An exploration of loneliness, grief and identity which . . . never fails to keep its grip

    Daily Mail
  • An engrossing, inspiring emotional rollercoaster

    Keith Stuart
  • A moving story of hope and adventure

    Daisy Buchanan

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